Chapter

Children Screaming in New York
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46:52 - 50:02 (03:10)

The speaker describes how children's screams in New York sound like they went through a trap door to underground New York, and how he wants his audience to scream as loud as they want.

Clips
The New York City Fire Department receives an emergency call from five children who had entered into the sewers via tunnels; this is an instance of a story of people feeling so near to each other yet being kept apart.
46:52 - 47:59 (01:07)
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Stories of separation
Summary

The New York City Fire Department receives an emergency call from five children who had entered into the sewers via tunnels; this is an instance of a story of people feeling so near to each other yet being kept apart.

Chapter
Children Screaming in New York
Episode
794: So Close and Yet So Far
Podcast
This American Life
A dispatcher guides rescuers through the tunnels of a Staten Island sewer to find two missing kids by having them listen for signs and screaming, eventually leading them to a storm drain where they were rescued.
47:59 - 49:02 (01:03)
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rescue
Summary

A dispatcher guides rescuers through the tunnels of a Staten Island sewer to find two missing kids by having them listen for signs and screaming, eventually leading them to a storm drain where they were rescued.

Chapter
Children Screaming in New York
Episode
794: So Close and Yet So Far
Podcast
This American Life
The story of a group of kids who went through a trapdoor and ended up underground New York, where they were rescued after yelling for help.
49:02 - 50:02 (00:59)
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Kids, Rescue
Summary

The story of a group of kids who went through a trapdoor and ended up underground New York, where they were rescued after yelling for help.

Chapter
Children Screaming in New York
Episode
794: So Close and Yet So Far
Podcast
This American Life